The villain daughter did all kinds of things

On several occasions, Emerald and Starling even invited a few upperclassmen and underclassmen to play a competition in the same large room to see who could execute a combo the fastest.

In short, Stella Morgan was a good friend of Amelie's from her time at Amelie's College, the kind of close buddies that guys share similar interests.

Just like the complicated father-son relationships in the boys' dormitory in Amelie's previous life, Amelie and Stellar preferred to be called "Mom" by the other when asked for help.

Based on current records, Emerald is called "Mom" more often. After all, while the Morgan family is also a top family, they are still quite a distance from the Melson family. The total number of times they've called each other's "Mom" is roughly 20/80, with Emerald accounting for 80%.

So as long as Emerald is willing to call her 'Mama Starling,' Starling will definitely do everything she can to help, because Starling is also a very proud person. She has always wanted to surpass Emerald in the number of times she has been a mother, or at least tie with her.

. . . . .

Just as Emery had predicted.

The morning after that email was sent, a brown-haired woman in a white-collar uniform rushed to Locke City and went straight to Emery's office.

"Hahaha... My sweet daughter Ellie, let Mommy give you a hug~~"

Amidst the strange gazes of Julia, Marcy, and Viliana, Starling beamed and pounced on the helpless-looking Emerald, giving her a satisfied hug:

"Hehe...yes, yes, that's the expression! I love seeing your reluctant yet forced-to-agree look on your face, Emery...hahahaha, awesome! So what if she's a rich young lady like Melson? When she's short of money, she still has to call me 'Mom'!"

"That's enough, Stella!"

Emery finally lost her temper and pushed Starling away with a look of disgust.

She had anticipated this scene, so she didn't let Su Lina be her chair today, otherwise Su Lina would definitely make fun of her about it for days.

Even though Julia and Emerald hadn't planned to tell her, Stellar was seen by Julia when she entered Blue Star Films, and Julia overheard that she was Emerald's classmate. So Julia went to Emerald's office first and refused to leave, and Emerald couldn't just throw her out.

Fortunately, Julia had also attended school and lived in a girls' dormitory, so she quickly realized what was going on and asked Emerald with a smile:

"She was your roommate in college, right? Hahaha... I never expected your school, which is full of young ladies, to be into this kind of thing. Back then, quite a few female students insisted on calling me 'Mom'."

"Hmph, actually I don't like this boring game at all."

Amelie curled her lip, not uttering a single word about how arrogant she had been when she made Starling call her "Mom."

For a financial elite like Starling, whose time is truly worth millions of dollars per second, her time is extremely precious.

So after giving a brief introduction, Emery got straight to the point, saying that she currently needs a lot of money.

"No problem, that's what my family does... So, how much do you need?"

Starling appeared quite confident.

Emery held up one finger.

"One hundred million Rons? Tsk tsk tsk, I know you couldn't use your savings during your startup trial, but you can't even come up with one hundred million Rons? How pitiful~~"

Starling, her legs encased in grey stockings, sat cross-legged on the sofa in Amelie's office, sipping tea and laughing:

"That's easy, I'll transfer my own pocket money to you later."

Emerald gave her a look of disdain.

"Oh... it really isn't one hundred million Luns, it's one billion?"

Starling's tone and expression remained unchanged, very relaxed:

“That’s not difficult. You don’t even need to find investors. I can just gather up the available cash on hand for you.”

Emery remained silent.

"...So it's 100 billion? That's no small amount. It's normal that you can't come up with it due to your special circumstances, Emery."

Starling's expression finally turned serious, and after thinking for a moment, she said:

“I still have a few high-quality investor clients. I can contact them later using the communication magic device… With your status, Miss Melson, it wouldn’t be difficult to get each of them to invest a sum of money to reach 100 billion.”

Emery remained silent.

"Not 100 billion?"

Starling's expression finally changed:

"It can't really be 1000 billion, can it? What exactly are you planning to do? You're not going to build a private fleet to do business with the empire on the other side of the White Sea, are you?"

"It's not the right time to do business with the empires to the east, but I do need 1000 billion."

Emery finally spoke, and briefly talked about her collaboration with Hausman Vance.

"To open movie theaters all over the entire Vance Commercial Street in the Federation in a short period of time? This is indeed a huge project, no wonder it requires 1000 billion..."

Starling muttered to herself, frowning as she fell into thought.

Due to the existence of the magic tide, there are very few villages in the Allen Federation. Apart from magic rejecters, almost everyone lives in towns.

Currently, the Allen Commonwealth has 47 states and more than 700 towns with a population of over 10, almost all of which have a Vance Commercial Street.

Many towns have more than one Vance shopping street. In megacities like the capital, Sphinx, there are as many as 19 Vance shopping streets. Other state capitals, while not as large as Sphinx, still commonly have four or five Vance shopping streets.

Conservative estimates suggest that there are approximately 2000 Vance Commercial Streets throughout the entire Allen Federation.

Taking into account the costs of hiring staff, purchasing projection equipment, and decorating the venue, building so many cinemas across the entire Federation would actually require around 1000 billion Luns, and even a budget of 5000 million Luns per cinema would be a bit tight.

"Sigh~~"

Starling pulled a cigarette from her collar, lit it with a flame she conjured at her fingertips, took a deep drag, and looked seriously at Emerald:

"Are you serious? Are you really going to go this far?"

"Otherwise, why would I need your help?"

Emery pouted:

“I’ve already written you that kind of letter. If you still can’t do it, don’t blame me for making you cry and beg for mercy like last time.”

"...Didn't I tell you? That kind of thing won't happen again!"

Starling was immediately embarrassed and annoyed. She smoked almost the entire cigarette in one go, then angrily stubbed it out.

"It's just 1000 billion? Who do you think I am? I'm known as the reigning queen of finance on Morgan Street in Sphinx! 1000 billion is nothing! I can find 10000 trillion!"

Despite saying that, Starling's brows remained tightly furrowed.

She pondered for a while before slowly speaking:

“1000 billion rings in cash is not a small amount, even for people of our status.”

"Of course, you are the daughter of Melson, and the film has a bright future. If I set up a special project to raise funds for you, there will definitely be a lot of people responding. But it would probably take at least a month to raise 1000 billion."

"In the entire Allen Federation, they are probably the only ones capable of coming up with 1000 billion in cash for investment in a short period of time... But their investments are often fraught with traps, and there are quite a few cases where the hard work of entrepreneurs is completely usurped by them in the end... Is that really acceptable?"

"As long as we can borrow the money, it's no problem."

Emery's face was completely indifferent:

"You're talking about the Ise Retsu Group, right? Actually, I wanted to contact them, but I don't have any connection with them, so I asked you, Starling, to be the middleman."

"Since you know what you're doing, that's fine... After all, you're the young lady of Melson's family, so even the Ise Rei Group wouldn't dare to go too far."

Starling brushed the dust off her legs and stood up from the sofa:

"I can arrange this for you when I get back, and we'll have results within three days at most... Do you have any other requests?"

"Have."

Emery nodded:

“No matter how high the interest rate the Ise Retsu Zaibatsu demands, or how low the value of the collateral is pushed down, you just agree to it for me. I have only one condition—that is, I will start repaying the money in two years.”

"...What kind of trick are you up to now?"

Starling's brows furrowed instantly:

"You're not thinking of waiting until you're powerful enough to wipe out the Ise Retsu Group and then you don't have to pay back the money, are you? I'm warning you, that won't work... In terms of force, it's not difficult for you, Melson, to destroy the Ise Retsu Group, but that would completely collapse the financial credit that the entire Federation has built up over the years... You can't let the idea of ​​'killing the creditor and not having to pay back the money' take hold!"

"Haha... Don't worry, it's fine. Just do as I say."

Emerald simply gave Starling a mysterious smile:

"Of course, if you're willing to call me a few nice things now, I might be willing to reveal some top-secret information to you, worth trillions!"

"you……"

Starling was conflicted.

She had just won a game against Emerald and really didn't want to be overturned so quickly.

Having lived together at the academy for five years, Starling knew Emerald very well, and knew just how cautious and calculating Emerald was when she did things. If something Emerald was so certain about, it was almost certain to happen... Many times, Starling felt that Emerald's innate magic was probably related to time, and that she could see the future.

Now that Emeryte is saying this, she must have foreseen some major event.

Those working in the financial industry are all about making big profits with small investments, using all sorts of crazy leverage. They'll do anything as long as there's enough profit. Compared to them, casino tourists are just kindergarten kids.

Starling is a financial genius from a family of financiers, so she is no exception. Besides, strictly speaking, this matter has no real cost; it's just a matter of making a couple of noises.

Then let's call it that, we've called it that many times before anyway.

Stella, who made her decision quickly, instantly changed her expression, going from arrogance and haughtiness to being very obedient. She even went behind Emerald and gave her a back massage.

"Mommy~~~~ Please tell your dear daughter, what news do you have~~"

"Hahahahaha..."

Amelie laughed triumphantly, all her annoyance at writing the letter vanishing completely.

"……snort."

Starling, with a sour face, pinched Amelie's shoulder as she massaged it:

"Hurry up and say it! I've already said it, so you can't go back on your word!"

"Alright alright……"

Emery then stopped smiling, thought for a few seconds, and said seriously:

"I can't give you the specifics, but I can tell you one inevitable outcome—the Ise Retsu Group will be wiped out within two years, and everyone who owes them money will be fined... This information should be enough for you to make your move, right?"

"Of course! If I use this information well, it'll be enough for me to make a fortune!"

Starling's eyes lit up instantly, but she still cautiously asked another question:

"Could you briefly explain why the Ise Retsu Group was destroyed? It wasn't really because you didn't want to repay the money that you wiped them out, was it? What will happen to the Federation's financial credit then?"

"Don't worry, the federal government's financial credit will be largely unaffected."

Emery comforted her:

"The Ise Group is a special case. It will be eliminated for a reasonable reason that no one can find fault with... Moreover, without their monopoly and suppression, the federal financial investment market will be more harmonious and stable in the future. Your Morgan family should be prepared."

"……Understood."

The fire in Starling's eyes ignited completely, and she walked straight toward the door.

"Hey? You're going back already?"

Amelie was somewhat surprised:

"I've already made all the arrangements in Champs-Élysées Town, and I was even planning to take you to my private beach this afternoon... Don't you want to try out the elven beauties in their swimsuits?"

"...Forget it, I'm not the same person I was back in college."

Starling paused only briefly before continuing towards the door, waving goodbye to Emerald as she walked.

"Beautiful girls are nice, but they're ultimately just physical stimulation and pleasure. I much prefer the fluctuating numbers on the financial battlefield... You just told me such important news, how can I be in the mood for enjoyment? Let's go back. I'll transfer the 1000 billion you asked for to your account as soon as possible... In principle, I should still get a 3% commission, but I won't take it this time."

By the time she finished speaking, Starling had already walked outside the door.

She turned around one last time, blew a kiss to Emerald, closed the door, and strode away from Blue Star Films, heading straight for the fixed teleportation portal station in Locke City.

"What a free-spirited and cool woman!"

Watching Starling's departing figure, Marcy was the first to say this, then stood behind Emerald and began massaging her shoulders:

"No wonder she became your friend, Miss... She's completely different from the senior and junior students you contacted before... Well, only Lieutenant Colonel Judy is somewhat similar to her, but she's still not as good as her."

"Of course, Starling is very proud."

Emery squinted, enjoying Marcy's service, and said in a tone tinged with reminiscence:

"Because of my status, most of the upperclassmen and underclassmen at school considered themselves inferior to me and thought that it was a favor for me to befriend them... Judy was a little better, but in most cases she still needed my help, so she was very humble."

“Only Starling not only thinks she can be my equal, but she also wants to surpass me in every way...whether it’s academics or anything else.”

“You’d never guess… Stella was originally straight. On her first day of school, she came to me with a sketchbook full of muscular men to share.”

"Later, when she saw me being a scumbag and toying with upperclassmen and underclassmen, Stella was not convinced and thought that she could do what I could do... So she forcibly changed her orientation and also started to be a scumbag, wantonly flirting with upperclassmen and underclassmen at school, or taking advantage of those upperclassmen and underclassmen when their families had financial difficulties to make all sorts of demands to toy with them, and eventually she and I became the two most notorious scumbags."